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Apologies if you've just read my similarly titled thread (Talya, Talia, Tahlia). Just wanted to know what people think of Thalia. DH and I came across it last night and we both think it's nice but not sure if it would be perceived as a bit try-hard or 'chavvy'. Honest opinions please.

My 16 year old niece is Thalia...half Italian, beautiful, intelligent & talented...

Not ever considered the name 'chavvy' or otherwise tbh

Good luck

Unfortunately some people may hear it as 'failure'?

It's the name of one of the muses, isn't it though? Hardly chavvy!

I love the name, I've never seen it spelled Thalia, I've normally seen it as Talia but I think it's really pretty - I think it's Jewish, but that doesn't mean to say anyone can't use it

I like it and wouldn't consider it 'chavvy' at all, the Talia I know is very sophisticated and smart

It's conventionally pronounced Tar-lee-ya, which is nothing like "failure" (in my accent at least).

I think it is a beautiful, classical name.

Thalia is one of the Greek muses, and this spelling is the normal European one.

I know a Tahliah, (Ta-lee-ya)

All variations are lovely.

I'm expecting a girl and Talia is on my shortlist so I don't think it's chavvy

I think it's lovely. My dd2s best friend is Talia.

Really lovely - go for it pref. as Thalia

Lovely name we would have used but ds1 is theo and i thought it would be a bit much to have a theo and a thalia.

I love it (family name!), but wouldn't use it as loads of people do mispronounce it Failure (we were considering using it).

I like it, but bear in mind accents will affect how it's pronounced, e.g. (generalising wildly) southern english is likely to be more "Tarrr-le-arrrr", northern could be more like "Tal-ya".

I really like it too but am confused about the pronunciation. I thought the Greek version (spelt Thalia) is pronounced Thay-lee-ah and the Jewish version (spelt Tahlia) is pronounced Tar-lee-ah.
Is that right?

I love it.
Was on my list if DC3 was a girl. He wasn't!

Cheesestraw is right about pronunciation - I would say 'Tar lee ah' but up here one of DD's nursery teachers was called 'Tal ee ah' with the nn 'tally'.

I like both pronunciations though so wouldn't have bothered me.

my neice is a Talia, never had anyone mispronounce it I odn't think (failure - really??)

Pretty name, don't think it is try hard. I hadn't heard of another one when neice was born, but I know of quite a few now

steppemum, how does your niece pronounce it?

My favourite white narcissus is called Thalia so I like it

Mine is pronounced Talyah (but read it in your mind with a slight Italian flavour - not cockney )

I don't really understand how anyone would misprononce it as 'failure'?

I've always heard it pronounced as Tal - eee - a

Because TH in English sounds like F in many words (particularly in a
London accent). But it seems people spell the name without the h anyway. I only mentioned it because there is a character with that name in an Antonia Forrest book who calls herself Tim because she is fed up of people mishearing it as failure. I think classical names are pretty, personally.

If people in London can cope with the Thames, they can probably cope with Thalia...

I have a 8yo Talia and she is lovely. She does get compliments on her pretty name.

Pronounced Tal-ee-ah by normal people, but TAR-le-ARR by my family >stabby emoticon<

It's a beautiful classic name (from Greek I think) so hardly 'chavvy'.

But PLEASE make sure you spell it right and pronounce it right. Tar -lee-ah, emphasis on first syllable.

I knew someone who called their daughter Thalia (spelt the traditional way) but pronounced it Te- Lee -ah, with the emphasis on the Lee, which irritated me enormously.